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Mumbai: Stock markets snapped the eight-day losing run in a volatile session on Monday with benchmark Sensex closing higher by 57 points on the back of value buying in blue-chip stocks HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries. Helped by fag-end buying, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the Finance portfolio, Monday presented the annual Budget for the financial year 2025-26. This year the total Budget outlay is Rs 2.90 lakh crore. The Budget session, which began February 13, will continue until April...

Mumbai: The Centre Monday launched the 'Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs', which was announced in the Union Budget 2024-25 to boost the micro, small, and medium enterprises. The scheme facilitates collateral-free loans to MSMEs by providing loans up to Rs 100 crore for the...

New Delhi: India's merchandise exports dipped by 2.38 per cent to USD 36.43 billion in January against USD 37.32 billion a year ago, according to government data released Monday. Imports increased by 10.28 per cent to USD 59.42 billion last month compared to USD 53.88...

New Delhi: Stock markets are expected to be driven by global trends and FPI trading activity this week after the conclusion of the earnings season, analysts said. Unabated foreign fund outflows, lower-than-expected quarterly earnings and global trade war fears hit market sentiments last week, where...

Bhubaneswar: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has projected Odisha's credit potential for 2025-26 fiscal at Rs 2,52,000 crore. The projection was made in the bank's state focus paper for the state released in Bhubaneswar Saturday during a seminar. The credit project...

New Delhi: The exodus of FPIs from the Indian equity markets continues as they pulled out Rs 21,272 crore in the first two weeks of this month, driven by global tensions after the US imposed tariffs on imports. This came following a net outflow of...

New Delhi: The combined market valuation of eight of the 10 most valued domestic firms eroded by Rs 2 lakh crore last week, with Reliance Industries taking the biggest hit in line with a bearish trend in the broader stock market. Equity benchmark indices Sensex...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has highlighted the need for bilateral investment treaties (BITs) to capture national interest in regulatory powers and serve as a guide to arbitrators in resolving disputes to prevent investors with deep pockets from exploiting developing countries. Speaking at the...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday said that going forward the bilateral investment treaties should capture national interest concerning regulatory powers and serve as a guide to arbitrators in resolving disputes. Speaking at the inauguration of the first PG Certificate Course on International Commercial...